Just finished doing some stuff for the choir people. I don't know if it's considered a waste of time. To me, I think it is worth it. I really have lots of "thank you"s to say to this wonderful bunch of people. J2s whom I have spent 1+ years with and going through so many competitions and concerts together. And to the energetic year 1s whom I have been with only less than 6months. These people rawk manz! And I am so thankful I got to know them. Being in MJChoir has simply spiced up my life and I totally do not regret joining choir as my CCA! My choir journey in a school ends today after the farewell party. 10 years that is. So long that I really am wondering what kept me going on singing. I have no idea if I am joining Alumni coz I don't know if time will permit. I don't know how things will turn out next year. The thought to join Alumni is there. And I don't know if I would join an external choir. One thing I know is that the passion for singing will always be in me! I will continue to sing praises to the Lord every Sunday and hope in time to come every Wed too and of coz, any other time when I am able to sing. Singing rawks!
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I think I accomplised a lot today. I managed to finish studying for the Foreign Exchange test before the test, but didn't write the right things in to the question. That's still one thing I have to learn....
Did maths, understood Geog lect. Had lunch at Long John Silver at Tampines with the wonderful [weird family (Sarah, Azzimah, Dianne, Shaz) - Lee Chen + You Han]. We had a wonderful time together and I seriously love this group of gals! They totally rawk my world! Especially thanks to Dianne who listened and gave me advice!! I really think you understand me the most! (besides KXFZ). And I found a new listener and encourager!!
Weird-S!! Shazana! You rawk manz! I love you!! Argh!
(You have to tag to say how much you love me too!! Haha!!)
Why didn't I tell you earlier! You understand me so well too! And I love hearing you advise and encourage! Thanks lots girl for keeping me company this afternoon and consoling me! =)
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To LC: I hope you are ok. Co z you didn't reply my msgs. Get well soon kk? Love you lots, sis.
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I spent the afternoon window shopping with Shaz after the other gals left. And we continued looking around with a motive in mind. Not telling!! hehe! She is a great person to shop with though quite a short shopping attention span.
We settled at KFC to do maths for 1.5 hours and got really frustrated coz we made careless mistakes etc. It's maths.
Took bus with her home and we were still doing maths on the bus. See how addictive doing maths can get? Haha!
Went to ah kong's house to visit him and ah ma. Ah Kong, I know everything would be fine. Praying for you. =) I love you...
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I am thankful for such a fun loving family and such a caring one. I love the company with you all! I am glad I went down for dinner tonight.
I love you bro...thanks for understanding =)
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I am full of thanks today. And I have yet to thank the most important person...FATHER IN HEAVEN...thanks for giving me such wonderful people to be in my life. =)
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~Rach~
I don't know what to do, but giving it a shot.
100% damage. Darns...
looked thru life at 11:15 PM
Tmr is GP mid year exam and I haven't started studying. I just can't get started.
And my left eye is tearing for no apparent reason since yesterday and I just don't know how to stop it. It's getting a bit sore and puffy!! Argh! How to study and do GP tmr??
Lunch was great esp when you are eating with 2 funny people! The 2 weird-s' are the best ppl to have lunch with! Light hearted and easy-going! I am glad you gals agreed to have lunch with me! We went to Magic Wok to have our favourite lemon chicken and baby squid! ~Whee~
I am so full now!!
And there is something else that I found out yest that's making me really happy!! Another 2 wks!! Yeah!
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~Rach~ What's our friendship going to be like after this week?
looked thru life at 3:14 PM
Don't ask me what I did with the day (from 9am when I woke up, to 5pm when I went to meet the gals).
Woots! We got a day off today as declared by Ms Lai yesterday coz our soccer boys made it to the finals. However, we didn't make it.
Jalan Besar Stadium.
5pm.
MJ vs VJ.
Soccer boys vs Soccer boys.
Supporters vs Supporters.
We lost 4-2.
I am not going to comment about the game and the referee. And I am not going to be like others who just commented that their team was superbly good and that our guys were acting and whatever. They are just jealous that our guys are better players that them lah. =)
Seriously, this is the first time that I followed the soccer championships so closely. I stayed back for whatever soccer matches I could catch our guys playing against other schools. I would cheer my hearts out with Azzimah, Sarah and of coz, SHAZANA! We would watch the whole match together and say how the kayu the referee was and look out for the key players and hoping every match that our guys would emerge winners. Those taxing (1.5 hours x the no. of matchers we watched) was well spent!
And so, yesterday, even though I already had a bad throat, I still screamed my heart out and my throat dry. It was fun with everyone else screaming along. And it created lots of stress for me at least. (To think we were listening about stress management earlier in the day for COMPASS lesson.) I got really tensed up and could feel the strain on my neck. And when the wistle blew for the game to end, the tears began to flow. (Emotional me...) But I carried on cheering and shouting!
I am really proud of the soccer boys coz I know they were feeling really terrible inside them. However, they still kept the grief and the emotions within them. They had good team spirit! It made me worse when came to thank the supporters and some of them really couldn't take it and cried too. It was their game and it didn't go their way. And any competitor would know the feeling of defeat. They are nonetheless still champs in my heart and MJ will always be champs coz we have the spirit! Keep on going guys!! We will come back next year!! =)
After the game, Shaz, LC, YH, Sarah, Kong Min, Kenneth, Simon and I went to Beach Road to have dinner. It's been quite some time that I had been there and there were just so many kinds of food that I would love to eat from there!! Settled for Japanese with LC. It was very nice!! Cheap and Nice!! It's the best Jap dinner I have had! It was prob coz I was feeling really down after the soccer match and coz I was super hungry! It was a great dinner!
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Woots! Impromtu meeting with KXFZ - LC just now and it some how turns out better than planned outings! If we plan too early, we may end up not even meeting. Woots!
I msged them at about 11+am and by 2pm, we already agreed to go to Bugis to take neoprints and eat dinner tgt!
I met Mich at 6pm and walked around for a while. I had already bought $18 worth of stationary. Ziwei came shortly after that. And by the time Mel came at 7pm, I had bought $10+ worth of stamps (chops).
We were all starving!! I had a craving for Jap food but the Jap restaurant was too ex. And Sakae Sushi had a very long queue. We didn't want to wait. We didn't want Pasta and Seoul Garden was too ex. Yoshinoya didn't seem attractive. And Swensens wasn't really on our list. We decided to go for MOS burger. But there weren't seats. We finally settled for Subway at Shaw towers. So we took a walk there and had 2 footlongs, 4 cookies, 2 drinks (shared among the 4 of us!) Cheap and appitizing! =)
We took photos but no neoprints coz Mich just refused to be a prop in the neoprint. But agreed on the photos. Funny gal. And coz she had the camera. Yupz, we had fun taking the pics and praising ourselves for being able to take such nice pics. Whatever. Hehe!!
We walked back to Bugis and walked the shops. Mich and I bought 2 pairs of earrings each. And looked at many nice clothes!! I wanna go with mum there! I saw some nice blouses!! But i have no money! shall wait a while more, maybe go in the hols, when more of the shops will have sales. After all, Great Singapore Sales have started!! ~Whee!!
I had a great time with them tonight though we didn't have LC with us. Mich came hor!! Haha!! And thanks ziwei for being such a great love consultant. I love talking to you! And you made me really think about it. I am giving up lah...studies are more important at this time. But it would be great if it would happen!
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And I really wonder what's happening in class. I wonder why things have turned out this way. But being the neutral one, we should just stay out of it. I want things to stay the way it was. I still love O5A1O3. You guys are a great class to be with! And I never regretted choosing you guys!!
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~Rach~ Giving it up...
looked thru life at 11:36 PM
I don't feel like blogging.
Maybe later.
I want to go out!!
KXFZ!!!
looked thru life at 11:05 AM
I learnt a great lesson today. If you want to see a doctor, never go on a Monday! And try not to fall sick during the weekends. It's horrible!!
The fever finally acted up last night and I shivered under the thick blanket. I decided that I should just take the day off, although the opportunity costs were great. But I really couldn't get out of bed.
Really sorry Dianne. Couldn't be there for u this morning as promised!!
I slept till 9 am. Took temperature - 38.0 degrees. Finally left house 15 mins later to see the doctor. I was there at 930am and my queue no. was 25. But the doctor was only seeing patient no. 8!! I sat at the same seat for 2 hours under the freaking aircon that was blowing directly at me. I couldn't change place coz everywhere was still under the aircon. And there were plenty of other people there! And so, I just sat there freezing and shivering. FOR 2 Freaking Hours!! I almost went crazy sitting there and waiting.
Good thing I had my Mp3 with me!! Listened to 3 folders!! And singing along. I just felt like singing out lah! I didn't care what the others thought. I just had to do something to get through 2 hours!! I should have brought my notes...Ok...I am not making any sense here...
And so, I have got 2 days MC. Sian..
Thanks to all who sent their well wishes!
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~Rach~ You leh??
looked thru life at 3:37 PM
Well, these are the opportunity costs for not going to sch tmr.
- Seeing my classmates!! (They rawk manz!)
- Seeing the 'weird' family and crapping during breaks and in-between lessons.
- Helping Dianne out with her NAPFA test.
- Playing games during PE.
- Lectures and tutorials.
- Someone.
- etc coz school is fun if you look on the bright side of it.
But I end school at 505pm tmr!! And going to school at 645am to help Dianne with her NAPFA test isn't something that a long day would be nice to look forward to. (Btw, I am not blaming Dianne for having her NAPFA test at that time. I encouraged that and I promised I would be there.)
That's why...
Sian...
And I haven't said why I am not in the mood to go to school tmr...
I am feeling very tired and have been down with flu, cough and dizzyness for the past 2 days. Should have rested at home instead of going for band concert. I am just worried that I would be down with fever and I don't want to spread it to the others. I shall see how tmr morning if the temperature shows that I am fit to go.
And I am really pissed off...what a way to start the week.
I kinda decided yesterday to stay back for YF session that took place today coz since tuition teacher couldn't make it, so I should devote the afternoon to JCOC. And since the YF committee esp Zelda and Lawrence has been so encouraging and persuasive, I should offer my support right? Haiz...but the darn flu didn't allow me to. And I feel bad not being able to go for the holiday youth camp organised by them too...
And there is this person who is crazy enough to think that I have so much time to think that his actions have annoyed me. Hello...I didn't reply your email coz I didn't know how to and subsequently, I forgot about it, can? Don't bother me lah!!
And my bro has been using my room and yet not keeping it neat and clean!! I found ants crawling around! And cleared it up last night. Well, that could explain why my nose is running...
And almost everyone around me is changing phone!! Well...at least my family is. Just tonight alone, 3 of them got new phones!! Esp my bro. Urgh. Shouldn't complain coz I changed it last year. but the thing is that his is 3G! Why in the world would you want a 3G phone??!!! Who is there to use it with you? And even Ah Kong has a new phone! It has a camera and Mp3!! Why does he need it?? Just say I am jealous kk?? They kept talking about it in front of me but didn't they notice I was cringing behind the newspaper? Whatever...
The Lord shall provide. I shall not want.
And sch's ending!!! I just love (school - studying) = fun!!
Ok...I am picking at every minor detail that I can coz I am just pissed, angry and whatever nots...
But have to say that my dad is one sweet guy!! He picked me up from tuition yest and as I said I was hungry, we went to eat Jln Kayu's prata. (Tasted nicer ones though).
Love ya, Dad!! It's these kind of small acts that make my day!
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Oh oh~~ And MJ's Symphonic Band totally rawks! I was really entertained by their wonderful music. It was my first time watching an Indoor Band Concert. Used to listen to TK Band's outdoor performances. I was singing through the songs from Phantom of the Opera as the band played. And my eyes were kept on the left side of the stage (audience view) because I simply love the Percussions!! It's just so interesting seeing the people move from one instrument to the other. I don't think I would be able to remember what instruments to play when! But after much practice, these people did it manz!! Melissa, who was my 1st 3 mths classmate, from the flute section, simply entralled me with her solos!! =)
And I love the Mononoke Hime Medley by the alumni!
The night was made beautiful by them...
But still whatever happened that night remains in my mind with not much happiness. Sorry if I made the others not enjoy the night. By why should I bother if the others didn't?
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~Rach~ Should I?
looked thru life at 9:43 PM
I really wonder why I put myself through all these. Knowing the outcome of things, and earlier anticipated what would happen, yet I still head-on agreed to it. No one forced but yet a certain force pulled me. Tried to make the best out of it but it didn't work. Instead, it hurt even more. Why did I even bother?
looked thru life at 11:58 PM
I don't understand why I am doing this to myself. I gave up all restrictions that I set on myself before the concert and it's really upsetting my dietary habits. After the concert had ended, I have been eating fried food, fast food, curry, drinking coke!! Argh! Things that I would normally abstain from! And it's seriously affecting my health. Darns.. I miss the days where I am so stressed and busy that I had no time to eat or think of eating. Feeling really guilty...
Wellss... school this week has been great! I still sleep during lectures and tutorials though, but it's getting lesser! Been doing my tutorials too!! Kor, say you are proud of me! heh heh!!
And I am getting back my "high-ness" and "enthusiasm" for school! Must be because of the wonderful friends that I have ba! Saw really great support from everyone in class and in school lately! Though I am not the one receiving the support directly, I could sense the wonderful spirit in everyone!! Yest, some of us ran with wei2 for her 2.4 and she came in with a very wonderful timing!! It's probably her record timing ba! And this morning, shaz and myself ran with dianne and she too came in with a wonderful timing! I am so glad that we could be there for one another and motivate each other not to give up but persevere, not stop, but keep moving till the finish line! Thats what we did for wei2 and dianne. Some of us ran to motivate on the way and push them on. Some stood by the line to cheer as they passed the line. Some forsaked the chance of playing games. Some forsaked their sleeping times. It was heartwarming! I really love my classmates... O5A1O3, you ppl rawk!!
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MJSoccer has made it to their 2nd consecutive finals!! And they are once again playing against VJC in the finals. Next thurs. And all of us (school) are going down to support our soccer guys! I have to cancel my tuition again. But for the sake of MJC and class bonding, I am so going down manz!! May MJC win the soccer championships again!
I didn't go for the soccer semi-finals yest where MJC played against JJC. Neither did I go tuition. Stayed back for comm meeting. A fruitful one should I say.
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Going for band concert later...Why did I choose to go??
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~Rach~ I feel a sense of loss...
looked thru life at 4:23 PM
This pic was taken in 2004. How time flies...
Oh manz...I miss the days in TK where we would meet during recess or lunches. And the fun shots that we would take when we could. Cheers gals! =)
Oh manz...I miss the days in TK where we would meet during recess or lunches. And the fun shots that we would take when we could. Cheers gals! =)
looked thru life at 5:18 PM
For the 1st time in so many weeks, I arrive home at 3pm! And it feels wrong not having to rush out of econs lecture and into the AVA room on weds. Instead, I was wandering in school not knowing what to do and where to go. Going home early seems wrong!
Anyways, I realised I have been pigging out a lot these few days. It must be because I don't have much things to worry about and do and so I have a lot of free time on hand to start looking for food to eat. The past few weeks when we were so preoccupied with the concert preparations, I hardly had the time to eat and the mood to think about eating. Now, I feel hungry every moment!! Haha!
Don't worry coz I am not eating all the time. Just that I am having more regular meals nowadays. No bingeing =)
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I am beginning to pick up on my lectures and tutorials now. And I think soon I will get use to the days without choir. I will miss it though. but I don't want to think too much about it. It won't help.
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Something is bugging me and I can't stop thinking about it...
Father in heaven, please tell me if I made the right decisions.
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Tmr is the soccer semi-finals!! MJ vs JJ!! and I was to go with Shaz till she said she can't make it. Wells...Lawrence was a bad guy by saying he encourages me to go for the soccer match though knowing I have tuition. Not as if he going with me. May meet him there though. Haiz...but I shall be a good girl and go for tuition. I may get chocolate cakes from her(tuition tcher) again!!
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Shall do my backlogged tutorials now!! =)
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All the best to MJC's ELDDS in their Drama SYF tmr! Jia you Dianne! You go gal!!
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~Rach~ Should I go??
looked thru life at 4:07 PM
Me and Mel in the taxi.
looked thru life at 7:56 PM
The 4 of us at Waffletown after Mel's choir concert. We had 3 waffles and 5 scoops of ice cream!! haha! It's very near ACS(Barker).
looked thru life at 7:54 PM
And I went to cut my hair! A bit messy ...
looked thru life at 7:52 PM
Red rose for mel! Her concert wasn't too bad. The musical featured a lot of dancing and catchy tunes. And seeing mel enjoy herself during the concert and after the concert, really brought joy to the boring atmosphere. I must commend that the starting of the concert was cool as they sang while they walked in.
looked thru life at 7:49 PM
I just wasted another long weekend by not doing any homework.
I slept half a day of Vesak Day away. Wasted the remaining half of the day by going online and packing my stuff. Sat was ok...went to cut my hair =) and then wasted it by sleeping 4 hours in the afternoon. But spent it well and happily at Mel's choir concert at ACS (Barker) in the night. And then spent it well at church this morning. Had a great lunch with my extended family at Ah Kong's place as we celebrated his bdae in advance and Mother's Day too!! Pontanged GP tuition. And slept through the afternoon. And now, I am online...
(I must have put back all the lost sleep...)
Wellss...I think i know how i am going to fare for tmr's econs test. I don't want such a result anymore. But i just can't move on from where I left off 2 weeks ago to prepare for the choir concert. wrong move, but it was necessary.
And now that La Risonanza III has ended, there isn't anymore reason for me to return home late. There isn't any reason to not hand in homework. There isn't any reason for me to sleep in lectures and tutorials. haha!!
But it has given me more time to do what I want now. More time to watch TV. more time to catch up on my studies. More time to meet up with my friends and catchup. More time for shopping!!
Oh wellss...It's all talk no action ba...
And I really am missing the days that I had to go back to school for choir practices on saturdays and spending the whole sat with the choir. And also tues nights and wed afternoons. And the extra practices on the other days. I will miss the dinners out with the choir people. I will miss the jokes and gossips. I will miss the MRT rides. I will miss the long bus rides. I will miss the walks home. I will miss the days that I have to sort the conductor's file and fret when i forgot to bring it to choir practices. And fret when it goes missing (when actually mr kwei took it home with him). And the collection of tix money and stressing over the misbalance of accounts. I will miss the seniors. I will miss the juniors. I will miss my friends from choir. It's just too many things to put down...
It's this feeling like you suddenly have nothing to do and it just feels wrong.
I have really enjoyed myself this past year in choir and I am looking forward to the days that I can still be there with MJChoir.
MJChoir rawks!!
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~Rach~ I miss those days...
looked thru life at 7:41 PM
At Lisa Ah Yi's and your request, I have already deleted the pics of lisa ah yi. And if not for you, I don't think I would be reading my archives and looking at the pics! Do tag if you can. Love ya lots! See you tmr! =)
looked thru life at 6:50 PM
All 3 flowers!!
looked thru life at 5:13 PM
Red gerberra from shuzhen!! =)
looked thru life at 5:10 PM
Flower from Hafiz. His friend gave to him but he gave it to me instead!! hehe!!
looked thru life at 5:10 PM
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The pretty flowers that my sisters gave!! PINK!
looked thru life at 5:07 PM
Messy
looked thru life at 5:06 PM
The top of my head!! Look at the pins!! There were 35 of those on my head manz...
looked thru life at 5:03 PM
Joyjoy!!
looked thru life at 5:01 PM
Zaidah was also a diva in the last musical done by mjchoir - Trial by jury. A TK thing? haha!
looked thru life at 4:55 PM
Diva meets diva
looked thru life at 4:53 PM
Senior gladys
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Brother and sista
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another with da hong
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My butler - dh
looked thru life at 4:49 PM
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clockwise from left - myself, char, joy and gracelyn
looked thru life at 4:45 PM
I dont know how this happened?? but so cool lah! looks v retro! =)
looked thru life at 4:33 PM
Charissa and myself being threatened...
looked thru life at 4:32 PM
Hiao kia gracelyn and me
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Shiyun and myself
looked thru life at 4:30 PM